Method and System for Processing Whole Hemp Stalks Including Extracting Oil From Processed Hemp

摘要

A method and system for processing whole hemp stalks is disclosed. The method and system use an entirety of the whole hemp stalks in producing the particulate hemp such that the particulate hemp comprises both bast fiber and shive of the original whole hemp stalks. Additionally, hemp crumbs or crumbles may be processed from whole hemp stalks, or from particulate hemp which is larger than the hemp crumbs such as hemp pellets. The hemp crumbs may be formed by crushing the hemp pellets.

主权项

1. A method of processing whole hemp stalks at a single location, each whole hemp stalk including bast fiber and shive, the method comprising:
providing the whole hemp stalks at said location; using a shredder at said location, reducing the whole hemp stalks into particulate hemp which is smaller in size than the whole hemp stalks and still includes bast fiber and shive; at said location, processing the particulate hemp without separating bast fiber and shive including:
reducing the particulate hemp in size so as to lie in a first range between 25 microns and 500 microns so as to be usable for further processing of the particulate hemp into one of a plurality of different products each with different size;and using the particulate hemp sized in the first range as input to said further processing so as to derive a selected one of said plurality of different products; wherein the particulate hemp includes unseparated bast fiber and shive throughout the step of processing the particulate hemp.